Etymology

glycerolipid

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Today it means: Any lipid based on glycerol Full definition →

English lipid ← French lipide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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The story

  1. Englishglycero-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  4. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Frenchlipide
  7. Englishlipid
  8. English todayglycerolipid

From glycero- + lipid.

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